The Port Authority of NSW confirms all 21 crew members aboard the MV Portland Bay are safe after being stuck off the coast of Sydney since Monday.
A cargo ship that has been stuck off the coast of Sydney since Monday, has finally made it to shore after two failed rescue attempts.The Port Authority of NSW has confirmed all crew members are safeThe Port Authority of NSW confirmed the vessel made it into Port Botany about 2pm this afternoon, after a rescue operation using four tug boats began this morning.
The MV Portland Bay left Port Kembla on Sunday afternoon headed for Melbourne, but lost power on Monday in severe weather conditions. It had been drifting towards cliffs in the Royal National Park, south of Sydney, before being towed to deeper waters. While the ship was towed away from the cliffs, plans to pull it into a port were aborted on Monday when the cable connecting the tug and the Portland Bay snapped in rough seas.The vessel was then anchored 1.2 nautical miles from Botany Bay, off the coast of Cronulla, as crews waited for conditions to ease.Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume.
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Fuel from cargo ship stranded off Sydney coast could cause environmental disaster, experts sayAerial mission to winch 21 crew members to safety called off due to storm conditions as tugboats deployed to stabilise drifting vessel
Read more »
‘They averted a crisis’: Tugboat crew lauded after cargo ship rescue near SydneyThe three-person crew of a tugboat saved NSW from disaster on Monday after stricken cargo ship Portland Bay, carrying hundreds of tonnes of fuel oil, lost its engine in a storm | bencubby
Read more »
Cargo ship stranded at sea in wild Sydney weatherBy Monday evening, three tug boats were midway through an effort to drag the ship 12 nautical miles out to sea where the engine repairs could begin.
Read more »
Efforts to move cargo ship stranded off Sydney suspended after tow lines snap in wild weatherMV Portland Bay anchored in a sheltered position after wind and torrential rain prevented towing the ship to safety
Read more »
Cargo ship and its 21 crew to spend another stormy night stranded off SydneyA cargo ship and its 21 crew will spend a second stormy night strand off Sydney, after several rescue attempts failed this week.
Read more »